Toni Braxton and longtime boyfriend Bryan “Birdman” Williams quietly tied the knot last year, according to legal documents obtained by TMZ. As for the exact date, the “He Wasn’t Man Enough” singer, 57, wed the Cash Money Records founder, 56, on August 8, 2024.
Documents also indicate, however, that Braxton had second thoughts just days after their nuptials, as she filed divorce papers two weeks later listing their date of separation as August 10. Braxton and her attorney also referred to the marriage as “irretrievably broken.”
Months later, however, the Grammy-winner had a change of heart, dismissing her divorce petition in January 2025. Birdman also signed off on the docs, indicating the couple is currently in a good space. As of today, the two entertainers are still married.
ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 01: (L-R) Bryan Birdman Williams and Toni Braxton attend the 2016 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards at Woodruff Arts Center on September 1, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Erika Goldring/WireImage)
The couple went public with their relationship in June of 2016. Williams and Braxton were rumored to have eloped in 2017, only for the singer’s rep to shut that down. The New Orleans record executive did propose, however, in 2018. “A couple min before we got engaged… Then 24hrs after,” Braxton captioned snaps from her engagement night at the time. The couple also teased their engagement on an episode of Braxton Family Values.
Birdman spoke to Wendy Williams at the time and gushed over the songstress, telling the talk show host, “That’s my love, my soldier, my life — she’s my everything. She’s my life — I love her to death.”
Rumors of a split began in 2019, with the pair denying such in April of that year, but later confirming their broken engagement. “My dear friend @birdman and I are not married…never been married,” Braxton said at the time. “We are both single.”
The couple, however, continued to date on-and-off, seemingly resulting in the rekindling of their love.
VIBE has reached out to a rep for Bryan Williams for comment.
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